1. Purpose. To transmit notice of the Skills to Build America's Future Initiative to establish new partnerships with
industry, labor and educators to help connect job seekers to employment and training opportunities available in the construction trades.

4. Background. The Skills to Build America's Future Initiative is a joint venture including the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration and the Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education; Industry is represented by the Construction
Industry Roundtable and the National Association of Home Builders; Labor is represented by affiliated international unions of the National Heavy and Highway Alliance.

- engage One-Stop Career Centers, the Federal Apprenticeship program and national programs such as Job Corps and
the Indian and Native American programs in efforts to partner with local construction training programs.

6. Action. Program administrators are requested to share this Alert with appropriate staff and other agencies.

7. Contact. Comments or questions about the Skills to Build America's Future Initiative may be directed to the Office of System Performance in your Regional Office: